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S. G. DERHAM.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

No. 319,076. Patented June 2, 1885.

" Unirse @rares Parleur Ormes.

SAMUEL G. DERHAM, OF NEWY YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE W`. RAYNER, OF SAME PLAGE.

BOTTLE-STOPPER- EPECIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,07,dated June 2, 1885.

Application filed September 1, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

ABe it known that I, SAMUEL G. DERHAM, of the city and county of New York, in the State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottle- Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is applicable more particularly to Stoppers for aerated liquids or waters, but may be used for beer and other iuids.

The invention relates to that class of bottles which have a transverse plug-seat in the neck and a plug-valve arranged transversely to the neck and capable of being turned to open and close the bottle.

The invention consists in the combination, with a bottle having a transverse plug-seat formed in the neck, the neck being integral with the bottle both above and below the plug` scat, and having an inwardly-proj ecting ilange at the end of the plug-seat, of a lining fitting the plug-seat and bearing at one end against said iiange, and a plug-valve iitting said lining and projecting through the iiange at the end of the plug-seat.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a partly sectional view of a bottle provided with my improved stopper. Fig. 2 is a side view of the neck portion of the bottle at the end of the plug, and Fig. 3 represents a plug-valve of slightly modified form.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates the neck of the bottle, and a designates the aperture or passage through the neck.

Extending transversely across the neck A is a circular plug-seat, t, which may be slightly taper, and at the end of the plug-seat, on one side of the neck, is an inwardly-projecting ila-nge, e. The neck is integral with the bottle both above and below the plug-seat.

In the plug-seat is tted a lining, d, of cork, rubber, wood, or other material, having a transverse passage or water-way, d', in line with the passage c in the neck of the bottle. In the lining d is fitted a plug-valve, e, which is preferably made slightly taper, as is also the plugseat b, and in the plug is a transverse water-way, e', which is in the same vertical plane as the openings or passages al in the lining d. By turning the plug the passage d through the lining and the passage a in the neck may be opened or closed to permit the escape oi' or confine the contents of the bottle.

The plug e projects through the iiange c beyond the neck of the bottle, and may be held in place against being pulled out by a key, pin, or wire, f, inserted through its smaller end, and the ange c prevents the lining from being shoved ont of place when the plug is inserted thereinto.

On the side of the neck adjacent to the end of the plug-seat is a projecting lug or ear, fr, formed integral with the bottle, with which the pin or key f comes in contact when the plug is turned either way to open, thereby forming a stop to limit the turning of the plug.

Over the smaller end of the plug e is slipped a washer, g, on which the pin or key f bears, and in order to allow of the plug yielding slightly lengthwise, so as to avoid any sticking of the plug, I may place a spring-washer or other spring, h., under the washer g.

The plug-valve e may have a round, serrated, or roughened head, 6*, whereby it may be turned with the fingers; or it may have a square or polygonal head, e2, as shown in Fig. 3, to which a wrench or key may be applied for turning it.

The plug-valve e may be made of metal, but I prefer it should be oi' glass, wood, or similar non-corrosive material, and then it will not in any way injure the contents of thebottle, which come in contact with it.

The plug can be easily operated or turned to close the bottle, even when the'latter is in a lling-.machine with the nozzle or lling tube of the machine applied to its mouth, and this means of stopping the bottle aiords provision for readily opening and closing when only a part of the contents are desired to be used.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

rIhc combination, with a bottle having a transverse plug-seat formed in the neck, the through the flange ab the end of the plnlgd neck being integral with the bottle both above seat?, substantial] y as herein described.

and below the plug-seat, and having 2m in- SAML. G. DER-HAM. Wardlyprojeeting flange ab the end of the Witnesses:

5 plngseat, of a lining bting the ping-seat and C. HALL,

bearing ab one end aofninst said, anffe and a GEO. V. RAYNER C .b u C n v Y 7 plngvalve fitting said hnlng and projecting FREDK. HAYNES. 

